Could someone explain experience to me? Pt II

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Hey,

     I posted this earlier, probably about 3 weeks ago, and no one seemed to know then so I am trying again.  Currently tournament rankings are decided by experience accrued.  However I have never been able to get a satisfactory description from anyone on exactly how experience is awarded.  If you look at tournament rankings you will see players that are 5-3 that have more experience than someone who is 12-0 over the duration of the tournament.  I know that games differ, for example, I feel that winning a 2v1 or AI games should not be worth nearly as much experience as a real game against two other players.  In its current set up I simply do not see a connection between quality wins and experience gained.  Could a knowledgable player or a game developer explain this?  I don't see any reason why players should be kept in the dark about experience.

 

 

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

I don't believe they've ever released the actual formula for how it's calculated. A lot of the stats are currently skewed because there were issues with stat recording and matches counting when they shouldn't, and that's where you see a lot of discrepancies. Stardock did say they will start over with the rankings when they're satisfied that the stats are fully working, but right now they're not going back to correct the bad data as they're fixing it up.

The general principle is that you gain more exp for winning against a higher ranked opponent than a lower ranked, and you lose less for losing against a higher ranked than a lower ranked. Custom games are reported for stats, but are not part of experience calculations (I think a bunch of the bad data is still from when Custom games counted, which is why you see low game counts and weirdly high exp since now Custom games are tucked away elsewhere for viewing).

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

Yeah, I think there needs to be more transparency in how rankings are determined.  Look at the standings for the most reacent tournament.  I was 14-0 and yet managed to accrue less experience than someone that was 1-0...the system is broken.  I think we need some sort of developer explaination for what is going on.